Jak wykorzystać znajomość czasów Present Perfect, Past Simple i Past Continuous w nauczaniu ich hiszpańskich „odpowiedników”?
How do we make use of the knowledge of Present Perfect, Past Simple and Past Continuous when teaching their Spanish “equivalents”?

Author(s): Witold Sobczak
Subject(s): Foreign languages learning
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: tense system;language typology;aspect
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to present the possibilities of making use of the knowledge of Present Perfect, Past Simple and Past Continuous when teaching their Spanish “equivalents”. Taking into account some typological criteria which connect English with Spanish and distinguish these languages from Polish, the researcher will attempt to indicate some basic similarities and differences between Present Perfect, Past Simple and Past Continuous, and their Spanish “counterparts”. Furthermore, the author will endeavour to point out the main reason for the incorrect usage of Past Simple and Past Continuous, and Pretérito Indefinido and Pretérito Imperfecto by Polish speakers due to confusion between the category of aspect and tense.

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